High taxes, environmental regulations, pension tsunamis, a shrinking tax base and businesses moving out of the state in greater numbers. What does this mean for the Golden State? David Spady, California Director of Americans for Prosperity, will speak at the Novato Republican Women, Federated luncheon about “The Greatest Threats to California’s Future.”

RSVP: For reservations, register at www.novatorwf.org no later than 5 p.m., Friday, October 11. Cost: $31 for lunch. Guests are encouraged to bring practical and non-perishable items for care packages for servicemen and women from Marin County stationed in Afghanistan.